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Minutes were passed out to everyone present at this meeting. The minutes were for Aug. and Oct. meetings. There was no meeting in December 2017. Motion by Patriot Walker to approve and second by Jones. Motion passed unanimous.

Finance Report – Patriot Eaton spoke on using a “Warrant” and the fact that we have two signatures on all checks. Also, we have a CD (25 month) with the bank. It is unknown currently about the Life Ins. Annuity being deposit every month. It will take time to get this working smooth. We should have a deposit of around $205.00 a month into our account. We will see when the 1099int. from the company comes in. Motion to accept subject to audit by Walker and second by Wagner. Motion passed unanimous.

VAVS/Hospital Report – we held BINGO in Jan. and Feb. We will have BINGO every first Monday of the month except July and August starting at 1300 hours in Bldg. #6. At our last BINGO we had 8 patriots helping. And thanks for the help. Bldg.’s 14-1 and 14-2 and 22 are the buildings we help out with most.

Communications Report – MOPH National Headquarters sent the forms to fill out. These must be done in March not April like we always did before. This year we don’t have the volunteer hours from our student volunteers’, most have only 2-3 hours at the hospital. It takes no less than 50 hours of volunteering to receive a check from our chapter and the VAVS fund.

Scottrade is now called. The Department of Michigan has 2018 members. We also received our per cap payment for membership from National in December.

Motion made by Eaton to go into election at this time. Motion second by English. Motion passed unanimous.

Nomination is open for Commander. Commander Wilson was the only one nominated.

Nomination is open for Sr. Vice. Commander. Sr. Vice. Commander Walker was the only one nominated.

Nomination is open for Jr. Vice. Commander. Jr. Vice. Commander Wagner was the only one nominated.

Nomination is open for Finance Officer. Patriot Eaton was the only one to be nominated.

Nomination is open for Trustee. Patriot Morris was the only one to be nominated for 1 year.

Nomination is open for Trustee. Patriot English was the only one to be nominated for 2 years.

Nomination is open for Trustee. Patriot Roush was the only one to be nominated for 3 years.

Appointed positions are Sgt. At Arms is Tim Jones

Chaplain is Carl English

Adjutant is Bill Roush

All the officers and appointed positions were installed by National Americanism Officer Roush.

Motion made by Eaton to return to normal business of this order. Second by Wagner. Motion passed unanimous.

New business – I (Adjutant) bought 700 pins for the Essay Program. The department will pay $500 of the $910.00 bill. I will try and get the Department to pay the rest of the bill. These pins are given out to all the students that turn in an essay to their teacher.

Good of the Order – The adjutant will see that ALL Forms and paper work is done on time and before the end of March. Commander Wilson will keep working on fixing up our old trailer. He is looking for a larger trailer to make into a trailer that we can use to set up to serve coffee and cookies at a rest stop or any other place that will get our name out to the public.

Who is going to the Department Convention on the expense of the Chapter? Patriot English and Patriot Wilson and Patriot Wagner.

Motion made by Eaton to adjourn and second by Walker. Motion passed unanimous.

02/07/2017

January has been a very busy month at MOPH National Headquarters from Inaugural events to Finance Meetings to Convention Planning and more.

In this "January" 2017 issue you will find:

Calendar updates

Letter from the Adjutant

Featured articles (special information on Purple Heart Monuments)

Membership updates & statistics

Update from the Legislative Director

To submit a story for the newsletter, please email communications@purpleheart.org. Click the purple button below to read and/or download the January newsletter. If for some reason you have difficulty accessing it, you may also view via Google Drive HERE.

11/03/2016

In the documentary film “Acronym: The Cross-Generational Battle With PTSD,” physiological adaptations that helped war fighters stay alive downrange have insidious effects back home.

The veterans who tell their stories served in major conflicts from World War II to Afghanistan. Their message about PTSD is urgent — and hopeful — and relevant to all combat veterans who might not have made it out unscathed after all.

An Air Force mom driving in Kabul strikes two children with her vehicle, but she can’t stop. She has nightmares about it, and she still thinks about suicide.

An Iwo Jima Marine’s delayed-onset PTSD has hit home in recent years, though he witnessed traumatic events before ever setting foot on the beach.

A Vietnam veteran of the rubber-tree plantation off Highway 1 outside Saigon is matter-of-fact about his daily fight. His weapons of choice are a vegetable garden and a morning routine of coffee, the newspaper and a “nice bowl of weed. That's to stop anything that's going to start that morning. I just cut it short."

A teenage boy breaks down when he talks about the gulf in his relationship with his Army dad after two years of combat tours. The boy already looks inward more than your average civilian.

Their stories are violent, but normal.

The people may remind you of someone you know.

Their strategies

Now imagine that person happier — after getting help.

Drugs, accepted or otherwise, take a back seat to active therapies in the film’s story line.

Veterans instead find therapeutic value — feelings of security and a singular focus apart from the trauma — in the likes of fishing with Wounded Warriors USA, equine therapy with Combat Veterans Cowboy Up, dogs, surfing, golf lessons, guitar lessons, photography, and family retreats such as those hosted by Project Sanctuary.

Word of caution

Gun blasts and wartime footage are present in "Acronym" (not gratuitous), described as “triggering” during a recent screening at Colorado State University.

The filmmakers from Mountain Time Media, led by Denver radio host and longtime newsman Steffan Tubbs, tried to be sensitive to triggers while also bringing home a sense of war’s realities to civilians, Tubbs said.

Special Notice

If you are a veteran in emotional crisis and need help RIGHT NOW, call this toll-free number 1-800-273-8255, PRESS 1, available 24/7, and tell them you are a veteran. All calls are confidential.

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